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Another perp DEX is shutting down.
As I always say, not entering a losing trade is a win.
Back when we ran FlowBot, new exchanges reached out to us all the time. Build an integration, send your users our way.
We said no to 10-15 of them. Probably more.
At the same time, users kept asking: when exchange A? When exchange B?
Here's how that story usually ends:
> you spend real money to collect points
> the exchange shuts down
> the points go to zero
Telling a real project from a dead one takes a lot of time and research.
Our team lives in the perp DEX space. We know every exchange and every project. We only go where the opportunity is real, so you don't have to.
That's what Atoma Index is:
> one USDC deposit
> working on the best perp DEXes right now: @extendedapp , @Lighter_xyz , @tradexyz
> delta-neutral, so the yield comes from funding and spreads, not market direction
> points shared with depositors
An important update from Hotstuff
As we prepare for the next chapter in Hotstuff's journey, we'll be winding down our current trading operations across both perpetual and spot markets.
We're working towards a strategic acquisition of Hotstuff Labs, subject to final agreements and approvals. The proposed transaction would bring our engineering team, trading products and full financial infrastructure, including our custom Layer 1, into the acquiring company. Our intention is to continue working on our vision and relaunch our product lines under the acquiring company's brand.
We'll share more about the next phase as plans take shape.
For everyone with positions or funds on Hotstuff, here's what happens next:
• Perpetual markets will close on September 25, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (14:30 UTC). You can close your positions before this deadline. Any positions still open at the cutoff will be automatically settled at the prevailing market price, with the resulting account balance available to withdraw.
• Vault withdrawals will open only after perpetual markets closes.
• Spot trading will remain available until September 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (October 1, 03:59 UTC). You can sell your spot holdings and withdraw the proceeds, or withdraw supported assets to an external wallet, before this deadline.
• Withdrawals through the app will also remain available until September 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (October 1, 03:59 UTC). Please withdraw all remaining funds before this deadline.
• After the app withdrawal window closes, you can request a withdrawal by opening a support ticket in our official Discord.
Our team will be available on Discord to help with closing positions and withdrawals.
To everyone who traded, tested, shared feedback and helped us build Hotstuff, we sincerely appreciate you. We know you put time and trust into this, and we’re grateful for the part you played in building it. We look forward to having you with us for the next chapter of our journey.
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Bitget: $351.6M out of hot wallets. Fund covers it. Withdrawals paused.
Not your keys, not your inventory.
Lighter already prices execution like a CEX. What’s left is custody.
That’s the whole CEX vs perp DEX debate now.
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bitwise listed blit on xetra today , first $LIT etp, physically backed, 0.85% fee. staking in the name is off until aum is “sufficient.” tradfi is buying the venue token, not the book.
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the $hype bid everyone is watching is fees.
the one landing oct 3 isn’t.
~$5b usdc sits on the venue. 90% of reserve yield goes to buybacks. that stream scales with balances and rates, not volume.
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everyone is watching volume.
i keep coming back to OI.
variational just did $3.5b in 24h and passed aster.
hyperliquid still holds $8.3b OI; more than variational, aster, lighter and edgex combined.
flow is rotating.
the book isn't.
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Near ripped ~80% after confidential perps went live. Privacy layer sits on Near, fills still go through Hyperliquid, 40x across 50+ markets.
Confidential intents TVL printed $70m.
Product is geo-blocked in the US, so the volume is coming from everywhere else.
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lighter rh points: 85k dropped yesterday.
2.5x hedge week is back (rh long vs core short).
Wash Trading is excluded.
Weekly pool climbed 65k → 85k.
More points out means more dilution unless your share rises too.
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Profit first, points after.
New epoch for @Lighter_xyz points via @RobinhoodCrypto dropped today, and the thesis holds up.
Current setup on @atoma_fi:
+$515 PnL on RWA ($190+ pure DN/trading profit)
$1.09M volume generated
22 points sitting as pure upside
Most farmers bleed funding & spread praying for TGE to save them.
I’d rather let the delta-neutral engine pay me first.
When the points drop, it’s not a bailout...it’s just extra margin on a trade that’s already green.
Points are a bonus, not the business model.
$LIT $USDC @atoma_fi @Lighter_xyz @RobinhoodCrypto
I didn’t start on Atoma.
I started running DN myself.
Then I watched enough “points farms” turn into directional bets.
Good execution. Ugly payoff when the token missed.
The lesson was simple:
If the book only works after TGE, it was never yield.
Now I run it through @atoma_fi.
Deposit USDC.
Keep the book delta-neutral across venues.
Collect funding / spread first.
Take @Lighter_xyz points on @RobinhoodCrypto as upside.
Why this campaign still fits:
- 2x points via Robinhood Wallet
- 11M $LIT already allocated
- $LIT is live, these points are not a blind TGE
- hedge can pay the cost of the position
- you don’t need to long the chart to sit in the drop
Less exciting than farming naked volume.
More livable.
Still not risk-free. Still not passive in the way people pretend.
Just the cleanest version I’ve found so far for Lighter RH points plus a stabler P&L.
$LIT $USDC
@atoma_fi @Lighter_xyz @RobinhoodCrypto @RobinhoodApp
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Security isn't optional. Neither was this audit.
We passed our agentic audit with @Nethermind
Our automated strategies and execution logic have been independently reviewed, because trust in delta-neutral yield should never be taken on faith.
Security first, always.
Read more: docs.atoma.fi/security/agent…
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$LIT ripped on Arc deposit rails + whale flow.
Useful fact: USDC can move into the venue without a CEX hop.
Not useful fact: the token candle.
Venue still does ~$1.7B / day.
OI is the number that tells you if the book stayed or just rotated.
Points and buybacks don’t hedge a long.
If you want the drop, sit delta-neutral.
If you want the chart, say so.
$LIT $USDC
@Lighter_xyz
#Perps #DeFi
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Fed hike + Clarity miss. BTC still ~$76k. Funding still positive.
The interesting number is not the candle.
Robinhood Chain perps: Lighter still eating most of the flow.
Volume without the hedge is just expensive farming.
Delta-neutral first.
Points second.
$LIT is live! Treat the drop like yield, not a lottery ticket.
$LIT $BTC $HYPE
@Lighter_xyz @RobinhoodCrypto
#Perps #DeFi #Funding
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Robinhood Chain did $605m perps in 24h. $510m of that is Lighter. OI ~$198m. Arcus is a rounding error.
This week Lighter still pays extra to hedge RH longs on Core. Volume without the other leg is the expensive way to farm.
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80k @Lighter_xyz points dropped on @RobinhoodCrypto.
I got +4.
1 pt at $18 = ~$72 from this drop.
Trading PnL: +$51.
Screen PnL: +$304.
Volume: ~$710k.
Size: ~$17.7k on @atoma_fi.
The $304 is not all yield.
$51 is real trading.
The rest is points.
Still green. That’s the point.
$LIT @tradexyz @vnovakovski @RobinhoodApp
#Lighter #LIT #RWA #DeFi #RobinhoodChain
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I didn’t start on Atoma.
I started running DN myself.
Then I watched enough “points farms” turn into directional bets.
Good execution. Ugly payoff when the token missed.
The lesson was simple:
If the book only works after TGE, it was never yield.
Now I run it through @atoma_fi.
Deposit USDC.
Keep the book delta-neutral across venues.
Collect funding / spread first.
Take @Lighter_xyz points on @RobinhoodCrypto as upside.
Why this campaign still fits:
- 2x points via Robinhood Wallet
- 11M $LIT already allocated
- $LIT is live, these points are not a blind TGE
- hedge can pay the cost of the position
- you don’t need to long the chart to sit in the drop
Less exciting than farming naked volume.
More livable.
Still not risk-free. Still not passive in the way people pretend.
Just the cleanest version I’ve found so far for Lighter RH points plus a stabler P&L.
$LIT $USDC
@atoma_fi @Lighter_xyz @RobinhoodCrypto @RobinhoodApp
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Lighter on Robinhood dropped points again today.
Running that book delta-neutral is still the clean trade.
Why:
• 2x points if you trade through Robinhood Wallet
• 11M $LIT is already allocated to that campaign
• $LIT is live. These points are not a blind TGE
• DN means you collect the drop without buying the chart
• funding / hedge can pay the cost of sitting in the position
• the program keeps pushing RWA and Pre-IPO markets, not only BTC/ETH grind
Naked volume farming still needs the token to save you.
DN flips it: dollars first, points on top.
Not risk-free.
Funding can go against you. Wash flow gets clipped. Geo limits apply.
But if you want Lighter RH exposure, hedge it.
Don’t turn a points drop into a directional bet.
@Lighter_xyz
@RobinhoodCrypto
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Points are not yield.
If the TGE dumps, you didn’t farm.
You worked for free.
I spent months on FlowBot watching this play out.
Good execution.
Ugly payoff when the token missed.
Tomorrow I’m publishing the full piece on why I moved to Atoma: dollar yield first, points second.
No hype. Just the mechanism and the risk.
Made with AI
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I’ve spent a lot of time watching the perp DEX landscape.
Now I’m going one level deeper.
I want to test a simple question:
Can you generate sustainable yield without betting on market direction?
I’ll be tracking:
• Funding rates
• Delta-neutral strategies
• Perp DEXs
• On-chain vaults
• Realized yield vs. advertised yield
• Risk
No hype.
Just experiments, data and results.
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Why I’m bullish on HYPE:
It’s not just growth — it’s stickiness.
• Traders execute, then come back
• Liquidity doesn’t vanish after incentives
• Volume holds even in slower markets
That’s how real ecosystems compound.
Most platforms spike.
Few sustain.
HYPE is starting to show the difference. 📈
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